by - March 30, 2016 2:09 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has solicited the help of the Walton Family Foundation and Tom and Steuart Walton to transform the former Kraft cheese factory in downtown Bentonville…
by - March 29, 2016 4:20 pm
An improving economy around the state, steady demand for housing in Northwest Arkansas and commercial expansion there and in central Arkansas helped banks in 2015 sell 29% of unwanted property…
by - March 28, 2016 4:29 pm
With 40 million customers per month, Walmart.com is the 15th largest online shopping site, despite being the world’s largest retailer. Few market watchers are convinced the Bentonville-based retailer’s multi-billion dollar…
by - March 28, 2016 11:25 am
Counties in Northwest and central Arkansas are among the majority counties in the nation to see home prices still affordable relative to historical norms, according to new report from Irvine,…
by - March 24, 2016 4:05 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - March 24, 2016 10:49 am
Sales tax revenue among Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in March was a combined $4.333 million, down 2.11% compared to $4.426 million received in the same month last year. Rogers…
by - March 23, 2016 5:44 pm
Susan Chambers, a retired executive with Wal-Mart Stores, has been named to the Board at Van Buren-based USA Truck. The move is a result of the trucking company’s effort to…
by - March 23, 2016 4:25 pm
Tyson Foods’ transformation from a commodity manufacturer into a consumer food company continues and the meat giant says it is “making significant progress” with key global e-commerce players such as…
by - March 23, 2016 10:17 am
The Bekaert plant in Rogers, which has made steel cords for the tire industry since 1989, will soon see a $32 million expansion which will add 50% capacity and 100…
by - March 22, 2016 4:45 pm
With sales tied closely to housing construction, the manager of toolmaker Marshalltown Company in Fayetteville said business is good for the company that employs around 200 in the area. Jack…
by - March 22, 2016 4:20 pm
The growth trajectory for Walmart Neighborhood Market stores over the next five years puts sales at around $27 billion by 2020, more than Dollar Tree and more than Dollar General…
by - March 21, 2016 2:48 pm
After a lackluster holiday and soft apparel sales throughout the warm winter, U.S. retailers are hoping to ring up strong Easter sales of $17.3 billion this year, up more than…
by - March 17, 2016 6:29 pm
Agents in Sebastian and Crawford counties were far busier than normal the first two months of 2016 with 409 homes sold, up 65% compared to the same period in 2015,…
by - March 17, 2016 4:44 pm
A warmer than usual winter helped to fuel single family home sales 14.82% higher during the first two months of 2016, with sales volume in Benton and Washington counties totaling…
by - March 17, 2016 3:36 pm
The business climate in Northwest Arkansas is positive enough for 508 Benton and Washington county employers surveyed to say they plan to add a combined 3,161 jobs by 2018. The…
by - March 16, 2016 5:59 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - March 16, 2016 5:35 pm
Global food giant Tyson Foods is releasing its first comprehensive sustainability update since the 2014 acquisition of Hillshire Brands. The report will be released in five weekly segments that began…
by - March 15, 2016 5:38 pm
At $529.128 million, Benton County is first in Arkansas for value of agricultural products raised and sold annually thanks to 2,157 family farms in the county that quietly work the…
by - March 15, 2016 12:03 pm
Charles Redfield didn’t waste time in his role as head of Walmart’s U.S. food division. He recently restructured management to have three new senior vice presidents who oversee one specific…
by - March 14, 2016 8:24 pm
Tourism is big business in the Natural State, hosting in 2015 more than 28 million visitors who spent a combined $7.2 billion, according to the Arkansas Department of Parks and…
